Scaler Foundation Inc

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 74-6036684

Scaler Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Houston, Texas. The foundation was incorporated in 1954 and operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with EIN 74-6036684.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$8.4M

+17.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$557K

+21.2% YoY

Grant Count

16

-11.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$35K

+36.3% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's giving priorities include:

  • Arts and culture
  • Social services
  • French Protestant federated giving programs
  • Philanthropy and voluntarism
  • Human services
  • Private grantmaking

Grantmaking

The foundation administers several named grant programs, including:

Grant Range

s:**

Average Grant

amount: $22,100

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in New York and New Mexico, with some international giving to French Protestant organizations in Paris.

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

GallupHoustonNew York

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Assets & Revenue:

  • Total assets (2024): $8,442,379
  • Total assets (2023): $7,182,124
  • Total revenue (2023): $102,144
  • Total expenses (2023): $551,121
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$526K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$8,442,379$7,182,124$7,631,101
Revenue$1,913,095$102,144$1,048,884
Expenses$652,840$551,121$449,792
Qualifying Distributions$557,177$459,870$346,391
Net Investment Income$1,469,593$219,840$294,203
Distributable Amount$409,576$387,056$360,802

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$139K$279K$418K$557K14 grants202011 grants202114 grants202218 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FONDATION DE FRANCE$196KFONDATION DU PROTESTANTI…$57KOBSERVATOIRE PHAROS$55KASSOCIATION FRANCOIS GUI…$43KFEDERATION DE L'ENTRAIDE…$38KFONDATION DU PROTESTANTI…$27KFONDATION MUSEE SCHLUMBE…$27KASSOCIATION SAVOIR APPRE…$22KATD FOURTH WORLD MOVEMEN…$20KSEMPER SILVA$17K

Grant Size Distribution

73 grants across all recorded years

62<$50K7$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

  • Nicolas Boissonnas – President & Director
  • Benedicte Boissonnas – Vice President/Director
  • Laurent Boissonnas – Director
  • Patrice Boissonnas – Director
  • Aude Boissonnas – Director
  • Molly K Wurzer – Secretary-Treasurer

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
NICOLAS BOISSONNASPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR4
BENEDICTE BOISSONNASVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1
LAURENT BOISSONNASDIRECTOR1
PATRICE BOISSONNASDIRECTOR1
AUDE BOISSONNASDIRECTOR1
MOLLY K WURZERSECRETARY-TREASURER1
DENISE M STONERASST. SECRETARY-TREAS-STARTING 10/7/241

Contact Information

  • Address: 820 Gessner Road, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77024-4533
  • Phone: 713-627-2440

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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